Call for subways

Call for subways

From Bisnis Indonesia

I live in Bekasi and travel every day to Jl. Sudirman in Jakarta. I am compelled to "enjoy" traffic jams which become worse by the day, in the morning as well in evening.

I think the cause of the congestion is the volume of vehicles on the roads, which is not in keeping with the extension of the road network and the concept of housing development.

The government is endeavoring to overcome the problems of traffic congestion by plans for overpasses, subways and a three- tiered system consisting of an elevated railway, tollway and artery road. However, the plan for a subway and three-leveled system is more concentrated in the south-north direction (Cinere- downtown Jakarta, Block M-downtown Jakarta), while residential areas developed by the government are in the east (Bekasi) and the west (Tangerang).

We can see that the roads bearing the brunt of congestion are from Bekasi and Tangerang to Jakarta and vice versa. Indeed toll roads have been built, but they are inadequate to cope with the situation.

The government in cooperation with the private sector should think of the construction of subways and three-tiered systems from Bekasi and Tangerang to Jakarta. A giant project requiring huge investment indeed, but it would be highly beneficial to all because it would ease traffic congestion.

LENI

Bekasi, West Java